He Meets Us in the Ordinary

Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in... Luke 22:10

Just a faithful servant doing his duty for the day, carrying water. He had no idea that a world-changing King had just sent His disciples to follow him for direction. 

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them... Luke 2:8

Just ordinary shepherds doing their job, tending their flock. Then the angel of the Lord appears and their peaceful night is catapulted from calm to breathless. A King had come. 

And as He walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And Jesus said unto them, "Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men." Matthew 1:16

Just ordinary fishermen, rough and calloused, doing their job. Then a King walked by and called them to follow Him. 

And there came an angel of the Lord and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him. The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. Judges 6:11-12

Just an ordinary day, busy threshing wheat, and then an angelic messenger appeared. God had a job for him. 

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in the midst of a bush, and he looked, and behold the bush burned with fire. And the bush was not consumed... Exodus 3:1-2

Just an ordinary shepherd taking good care of his flock, then a holy experience shakes his perspective and alters his life plan forever.

So he departed thence and found Elisha the son of Shaphat who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him and cast his mantle upon him. 1 Kings 19:19

Just an ordinary young man, plowing in the field and than an extraordinary calling is placed upon him. God had come.

Our God comes in the ordinary, the mundane, the normal. He is the One who meets people where they are and calls them to places they never dreamt of or imagined on their own. He wants us to praise Him, love Him, and communicate with Him wherever we are. He will come. ❤️